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Light is one of the elements of design, which can modify and alter the interiors of a house. Garden is a place to relax, play and feel close to the nature. Hence garden path lighting forms an essential and plays a vital role in the landscape designing and outdoor decorations.

Primarily outdoor lightings or garden lighting served pure utilitarian purposes, but these days they are more focused on the aesthetic values it adds to the outdoor architecture. Besides adding beauty, it emphasizes and accentuates certain features of the landscape creating the right and desired ambience.

Garden lights are of different kinds. There are low voltage garden lighting which is economical and shock free, path lightings which define the routes in the garden leading you from one point to another point , step lightings which are small fixtures lighting up the whole area mostly a step or a flight of stairs in the garden. Up lighting are used for highlighting certain points, down lighting to light the plants and other objects from above. Last but not the least is the pool and pond lightings which are usually made to withstand the moist and wet surfaces found near the pools and ponds.

There are different types of garden lighting fixtures available in the market these days. They range from garden torches to garden rock lamps to pole lamps. Materials chosen for the garden lightings should be resistant to heat, rust, rain and other extreme weathers, lightweight and durable, exhibiting great aesthetic values. Copper, aluminum, wood, stainless steel and resin are the materials widely used for the construction of garden lightings.

Most of the times garden lighting is done keeping certain themes in mind like contemporary style, traditional style, spotlights. However great care has to be taken to match this theme with mood of inmates Thus selection of the garden lighting should be made keeping in mind the space available for the garden, the utility, the cost, the desired kind of mood and whether the mood is in sync with the setting of the house and with that of the inmates.

A little planning and innovation with the lighting one can make their garden an extension of their home to be used not only during the daybut also during the night. By taking care of the lightings installed in the garden, it can be converted into a replica of heaven.